Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2021
A 7-year-old girl has signs of anemia. Laboratory testing determined the deficiency of pyruvate kinase in her erythrocytes. In this case the main role in anemia development belongs to the disturbance of a certain process. What process is disturbed in this girl?
Answer options
- Oxidative phosphorylation
- Peroxide decomposition
- Amino acid deamination
- Tissue respiration
- Anaerobic glycolysis
Correct answer
Anaerobic glycolysis
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